Richard J Levitt
** ****** **** ****, *******, CT 06716
************@***.*** 860-***-****
Over 15 years’ experience managing complex information security and compliance projects in a global enterprise.
Core Competencies
Proven success managing people and information security or compliance projects in a global enterprise corporation.
Consistent focus on project completion within budget and on time despite multiple challenges in the enterprise environment.
Ability to integrate new applications and hardware technology to improve key processes and problem resolution.
Highly developed relationship management skills and organizational experience to support complex projects and processes.
Professional Experience
Senior Information Security Analyst Nuvance Health
July 2015 to present
Conducted internal and external audits of highly complex software and infrastructure projects to ensure compliance.
Key stakeholder in all software and application development for information security compliance throughout the project.
Created or revised all information security polices to reflect current corporate best practices and hospital policy.
Project manager on high profile complex initiatives bringing in these projects on time and within budget.
Manager of Compliance & Assurance Affinion Group
January 2012 to January 2015
IT Compliance Manager for Sox 404 compliance across all global projects to ensure successful internal and external audits.
Executed internal audits and managed the ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 audit certifications for all North America locations.
Project Manager that coordinated all PCI, Sox, HIPAA and ISO standards to support the goal of enterprise unified compliance.
Supervised HIPAA compliance projects and Hi-tech projects to ensure all applications comply to the global enterprise standard.
Hospital Solutions Implementation Specialist Optum Insight
February 2010 to January 2012
Implementation Specialist for large and medium hospital based implementations and associated EHR projects.
Install, test, and trouble-shoot large applications suite for Hospital practice management and billing departments.
Project Manager and member of a PMO team with cross functional responsibilities interfacing with clinical and technical personnel to ensure these projects implemented on schedule and within budget.
Software and Performance Specialist Origin Healthcare
September 2009 to February 2010
HIPAA Implementation Specialist for small to medium EMR projects throughout the United States.
Coordinating between sales, field engineering, and implementation teams for large scale implementation projects.
Conducted clinical work flow analysis to adopt the EHR and practice management applications to specific specialties.
Technical Team Lead, Information Security Unilever
July 2006 to September 2009
Team Lead for a technical team responsible for ensuring Sox compliance throughout Unilever North America.
Executed a global patch management project to address all server OS critical vulnerabilities and server upgrades.
Managed several application development projects through the SDLC process, to release in the production environment.
Implemented and managed the entire anti-virus application upgrade from test to production for Unilever North America.
Implementation Specialist/Project Manager Misys Healthcare Systems
March 2003 to July 2006
Managed over 300 implementation projects from inception, work flow analysis, training, and go-live support.
Coordinated team projects to include post-sales support, field engineering, implementation specialists and other Misys personnel for hospital enterprise implementations.
Education
Information Security Application Experience
Symantec Enterprise software applications, McAfee, Norton, Tenable Nessus, Tripwire, and other network vulnerability tools.
Eastern Connecticut State University Business Management
Three years of business management course work to include business operations management, accounting principles, total quality management, lean enterprise principles, and other related course content.
College of the US Air Force Nursing Management Degree
Associate degree in nursing fundamentals, nursing school pre-requisites, LPN level hospital management, and practical nursing.
College of the US Air Force Criminal Justice Degree
Associate degree in criminal justice; focus on anti-terrorism, riot control, homeland security, domestic terrorism, and other related subjects.
United States Air Force Auxiliary National Staff College Graduate
Premier leadership development course held at Maxwell Air Force Base. Less than 100 students are admitted annually. Accepted for graduate alumni staff for eight additional years as a mentor, seminar advisor, and executive staff.
Federal Emergency Management Agency Courses
Over 100 hours of in-residence and online courses including Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents, Advanced Incident Command System, National Response Framework, and the National Emergency Management System.
Military Service
103 Fighter Wing, Connecticut Air National Guard
439 Aeromedical Staging Squadron, US Air Force Reserve 26 Nov 1984 – August 2019
Ten years active duty as a Security Force Officer performing various roles as a police officer, training instructor, and graduate of the Air Force Non-commissioned Officer Course, Anti-terrorism officer, personnel management, and global deployment manager. Paramedic Supervisor and Assistant Nursing Superintendent of 77 medics responsible for overall training, management, and worldwide medical commitments.
Community Service
Civil Air Patrol, Auxiliary of the United States Air Force 15 Oct 1974 – Present
Manage hundreds of volunteers across the northeast region to sustain search & rescue mission management to include mission readiness, resource management, coordination between federal and state agencies, perform damage assessment, homeland security missions, FEMA tasked missions, and other state missions as directed during Hurricanes Irene, Sandy and Winter storm Alfred. Conduct emergency services training focused on search & rescue and disaster relief operations. Recognized by the US Air Force with the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal.
References
Bruce Roy, Captain
Hartford Police Department
Kara Vautour, Occupational Therapist
Veterans Affairs
Joseph Palys CEO, Marketing
9Line Marketing